bread and honey

British  

noun

1. slang  money

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Etymology

Origin of bread and honey

C20: rhyming slang

Example Sentences

The bakery sells homemade bread and honey cakes made from honey produced by their own bees.

From Seattle Times

They farmed the land and sold their famous bread and honey.

From Washington Times

There was always bread and honey, always a chance to photograph a beautiful smiling child drinking from a pristine well, always a chance to have yourself photographed doing the same.

From New York Times

I used to think that the best food in the world was bread and honey—honey in the comb on plain bread.

From Project Gutenberg

The Mother finally condemns her to a dinner of bread and bitters, but Mariquilla makes a point of understanding her to say bread and honey, and shares this sweetness with her sympathetic mates who form the circle.

From Project Gutenberg